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Qotto Raises $8m to Distribute Solar Home Systems
Qotto just finished a Series A round of fundraising with multiple investors to expand throughout West…
TBEA Launches Construction of Solar Power Plant in Gambia
The nation’s president, Adama Barrow, was present in Jambur for the groundbreaking of a 23 MW…
UN Launches Solar Minigrids Program in Somalia
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Somalia have launched an ambitious solar minigrids program to…
Nigeria: A4&T Power Solutions Limited and Ikeja Electric PLC Partners to Provide Solar Energy to Five Lagos Communities
About 12,500 residents in five communities at the Epe axis in Lagos State would benefit from…
Nigeria’s Power Sector Is Struggling — Collaborative Business Models for Distributed Energy Resources Can Help
Of the approximately 200 million people in Nigeria — sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy — 85 million…
Northern Illinois Increases Community Solar Farms to 75
ComEd and Summit Ridge, a developer and owner-operator of community solar farms, announced the completion of…
DNV Acquires Solar Data Specialist Solcast
DNV has acquired global solar irradiance data and forecasting provider Solcast to further expand DNV’s offering…
Liberia Signs U.S. $96M Financing Agreement for 60MW Solar Project
Liberia has signed a financing agreement with the World Bank for an additional 60MW renewable energy…
Madagascar to Use Solar to Solve Climate Crisis
The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations (UN) is helping the government of Madagascar…